Anantapur

Unable to overcome the trauma of defeat in the recent Assembly elections, K.M.Rahamatulla , the TDP's candidate from the Ananthapur Constituency committed suicide allegedly by shooting himself in his residence in Ramnagar on Friday.

Hyderabad

With the Congress Party State Unit and the Central command confirming the name of Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as its candidate for the Chief Minister, the route for the Chief Ministership is all clear.

At around 1:39 PM at a special program held at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad, Dr Rajasekhara Reddy will take oath from Governor Sri Surjith Singh Barnala. Dr Rajasekhara Reddy became the 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Governor Barnala spoke the first few phrases and YSR read the swearing-in ceremony message with great easy.

His mother Jayamma, wife Rajyalakshmi, daughter Sharmeela and other family members were present.

TDP members were conspicuous by their absence, while TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, BJP state president N Indrasena Reddy, S Sudhakar Reddy (CPI), B V Ragavulu (CPM) and a hoard of Congress leaders, including former chief ministers N Jandardhan Reddy and N Bhaskar Rao, greeted Reddy after the swearing-in.

The security arrangements for the searing-in ceremony were beefed up. But this did not hinder thousands of YSR fans who came to the venue. Press Reports, TV Cameramen and other media representatives nearing over 100 made the coverage.

• Free power to Farmers
• Loans to DWACRA Women, Farmers and Unemployed at 25 paise interest
• Construction of 8 lakh houses per year to be registered to Women
• Filling up of existing Job Vacancies in the state
• Rs. 225/- as monthly pension to the Elderly people, Widows and Handicapped
• Pending Irrigation Projects to be completed in 5 years
• Due importance to Local Bodies
• Special importance to Agriculture, Irrigation, Industries and Employment

Visakhapatnam

Eight members of the militia of the banned PWG including three boys in the 14-16 years age group surrendered before the Superintendent of Polcie Sanjay Kumar Jain here on Friday.

Ananthapur

Seven persons were killed on the spot when a lorry rammed into a standed tourist bus and ran over them when they were sleeping in front of it near Somandepalli on the NH 7 in he district.

Mahabubnagar

The police on Friday registered the first case in Mahabubnagar distrer under the Prevention of Terrorism Act against M.Anjaneyulu alias Bakkanna a commander of the Kondangula Dalam of the PWG who was arrrested on Wednesday evening.

Tirupati

Naxalites on Friday shot dead an Ex-Sarpanch and Mandal Telugu Desam party activist B.,Subramanyam Reddy in Bodevandlaplle village in Chittor district.In Ananthapur the district police arreted four persons belonging to the CPI(ML) PWG.

Events and happenings on 14 May in History

14 May 2001
Highlights: Telangana Congress Forum members meets in Hyderabad

14 May 2002
Highlights: Chief Minister expresses grief at the death of Sri Karanam Ramachandra Rao

14 May 2003
Highlights: Cyclone 500m away from Visakhapatnam shore

14 May 2004
Highlights: Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in as the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

14 May 2005
Highlights: Rajasekhara Reddy announces Rajiv Abhyudaya Yojana

14 May 2006
Highlights: 16 point agenda released at APCC Plenary

14 May 2007
Highlights: Re-dedication Day programme held at Lal Bahadur Stadium